Farmer wrote
<I do not doubt it, but after the Dar al Gani mars rocks, it would seem =
that some dishonesty was occuring there, popping out a new piece every =
few months, as though they did not recognize it from the start as the =
same damn thing.=20
Mike Farmer >

Seems that he should go in some easy places like DaG and prospect =
himself. he will certainly find all his meteorites on the same day. When =
some one see dishonest people everywhere, I feel unconfortable. I m a =
Rouseauist: mankind is good, with few exceptions, very few!

I tried to explain one to Mike Farmer that Dag 476 and Dag 494 were not =
found by the same team. And that all other Dag SNC were found during =
separate expeditions.
I never received any comment about that point.

Mike you should go back yourself to the hunring field, and pick them up =
yourself without any backers for your trips. $10 per gram was great =
deal, I hope you have already sent a large reward to Ahmed Amouri.

What is the official word? Are all the Dhofar's 025, 026 an 081 =
paired?=20
Look forward to hearing from everyone.=20

Sincerely=20
Greg Shanos

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Hello Greg,=20

I have both he 025 and the 026 for sale and there is nothing =
remotely similar=20
to them.=20

With the Dhofar specimens, there is honest reporting of all the =
details of=20
the find; such as the date of find, exact longitude and latitude of =
the=20
finds, accurate TKW info and the like. Also, these specimens have =
been found=20
by professional meteorite hunters and not simply gathered by nomads =
and then=20
run through a system of handlers before brought to market like most =
of the=20
NWA specimens. This is not to be meant as a "slam" against the =
NWA's; I have=20
sold a few NWA's myself and I will sell more in the future, it is =
simply a=20
statement of fact.=20

I think Mike Farmer has been the most open about explaining the =
state of=20
meteorite affairs in Morocco. It is important to know however, the =
Dhofar=20
situation is far from like that.=20

While much of a meteorite's value should stand on what type of a =
meteorite it=20
is, not based on the exact location where it was found; one very =
important=20
consideration in determining a potential value is the Total Known =
Weight=20
found. It might be easy to figure out that all (or at least most =
all) of the=20
EH3 specimen found in the Sahara will (or should be) paired, it is =
next to=20
impossible to know if your Saharan H5 specimen is one of a a =
thousand stones=20
from one fall, or if it might be the entire mass of a fall. Or you =
might not=20
know if next week a new fragment for the same fall of your new =
achondrite=20
might increase the TKW by 10 fold.=20

Thoughts to consider.=20

As to the details of your specific question about pairing, you can =
find a lot=20
of great information at Washington University's site here:=20

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Farmer wrote</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&lt;I do not doubt it, but after the Dar al Gani =
mars rocks,=20
it would seem that some dishonesty was occuring there, popping out a new =
piece=20
every few months, as though they did not recognize it from the start as =
the same=20
damn thing. <BR>Mike Farmer &gt;</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Seems that he should go in some easy places like DaG =
and=20
prospect himself. he will certainly find all his meteorites on the same =
day.=20
When some one see dishonest people everywhere, I feel unconfortable. I m =
a=20
Rouseauist: mankind is good, with few exceptions, very few!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I tried to explain one to Mike Farmer that Dag 476 =
and Dag 494=20
were not found by the same team. And that all other Dag SNC were found =
during=20
separate expeditions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I never received any comment about that =
point.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Mike you should go back yourself to the hunring =
field, and=20
pick them up yourself without any backers for your trips. $10 per gram =
was great=20
deal, I hope you have already sent a large reward to Ahmed =
Amouri.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>My two crusts.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Michel FRANCO</FONT></DIV>
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